Forest Code: a brief overview of the critical issues and next steps

9 de novembro de 2011

nov 9, 2011

The changes approved by the Brazilian Senate Plenary are projected to be approved or vetoed by President Dilma Rousseff before the end of 2011. Here you can find the major changes in the most important Brazilian environmental law.

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